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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543173434
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: United Paramount Network (UPN)
Manufacturer: United Paramount Network (UPN)
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: United Paramount Network (UPN)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 09, 2005
Running Time: 792 minutes
Sales Rank: 16691
Studio: United Paramount Network (UPN)
Theatrical Release Date: October 06, 1999
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Having grown up in Roswell with only a few close friends aware of their alien origins, Max, Isabel, and Michael have finally come of age. Uncertain about what lies ahead of them after graduation, they are suddenly forced into action when it becomes clear that the incidents in which they have used their alien powers to help others have finally caught up with them. As the Air Force and FBI close in, the trio realizes that Roswell is no longer the safe haven it once was. As they prepare to leave their friends and families behind, Liz has a shocking vision which makes everyone realize that it is not only the aliens who are in danger but their human friends as well.
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The sci-fi-themed teen drama Roswell begins its third and final season with Max (Jason Behr) and Liz (Shiri Appleby) back together and taking a desperate chance to find Max's son. After the many cosmic concepts of the previous season, the series dialed back the mythology to focus on the more--excuse the expression--human aspects of the characters. Roswell was often described as Dawson's Creek meets The X-Files, and accordingly Isabel (Katherine Heigl) finds romance with a lawyer (Adam Rodriguez), but struggles both with her mixed feelings about revealing her alien identity and with the aftermath of the tragedy in season 2. (The romance is later spoofed in a Bewitched-style episode.) At the same time, Max and Michael (Brendan Fehr) travel to Los Angeles in search of an alien bounty hunter that might be able to help them find Max's son. (They also find Roswell executive producer Jonathan Frakes making a guest appearance as himself.) Michael takes a night job that at first is played for laughs (in 'Michael, the Gang, and the Great Snapple Caper'), then takes on threatening implications in a rousing two-parter that eventually leaves all parties not too much different from how they started. Michael also struggles in his relationship with Maria (Majandra Delfino), first when he makes new friends and later when she meets a figure from her past (Clayne Crawford) who revives a longtime music dream that might lead to bigger things. All the while, the alien trio faces the constant struggle of keeping their identities secret, even as the net seems to be tightening around them. When a key character returns in the series' penultimate episode, both the aliens and the humans they love face a critical decision.
The Dawson's Creek comparison is also valid in an undesirable way: many of the background songs that characterized the series have been replaced for DVD due to licensing expenses. Newcomers to the series, of course, probably won't notice. Four episodes have commentary tracks, two by Frakes, who has some interesting information but leaves dead air and introduces characters we already know. Better are the tracks by executive producer/writer Ronald D. Moore on the Bewitched spoof and by creator Jason Katims on the series finale. Other features are a 13-minute summary of the season and Shiri Appleby's appearance on Japanese TV to publicize the DVD release of the first season in 2004. --David Horiuchi
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Rating:  - A Lot of Heart
"Roswell" has a lot to prove to me in its third season. I was utterly unimpressed with Season One, but still entertained enough to give the show another chance. And when I saw the second season, I was blown away by the increase in quality. However, I was let down by the finale of the second season, which felt like a contrived way to get rid of a character that fans didn't like (Tess). So going into this season, the third and final, I had high hopes that show-runners Jason Katims and Ronald D. Moore would bounce back with another great season.
And they did. Against all odds, even. Creative decisions were made that I couldn't have imagined would work for the better, but in the end, they did. While the core of the first season was the romance between Max and Liz (played by Jason Behr and Shiri Appleby, the two weakest members of the cast) and the second season focused on the sci-fi aspect, the third creates a sort of balance between those two aspects. By this time, both Liz and Max have developed as characters and Behr and Appleby have drastically matured as actors. Both of these factors come together, finally making the Liz/Max pairing a believable relationship.
Another decision that I couldn't have imagined working was the introduction of Jesse Ramirez (played by Adam Rodriguez) as a member of the main cast. At first, I was weary, and then when Isabel and Jesse got married six episodes into the season, I was still iffy about it but also blown away by the ballsiness ... Read More
Rating:  - OK, but not as good as first two seasons!
A must have if you are a fan, but the third season just does not stack up to the first two.
Rating:  - Roswell Season 3- Excellent
Roswell Season 3 DVD- Excellent Condition
This awesome series delves into the world of space on Earth with action-packed supernatural drama. Explore Isabel's and Jesse's relationship journey as it compares to that of average couples these days (subtract the alien powers at play, though), and watch Max and Liz's relationship grow stronger than ever as she starts to become like him. This series teaches us that no matter what choices we make in life, we should ultimately follow our hearts.
Rating: - The End : "My Name is Liz Parker, and I'm Happy"
With these simple words came the end of the phenomenon that was "Roswell", quite simply one of the greatest science-fiction shows to ever exist. To be a true Roswellian in this day and age is quite something - most of us who followed the show the first time around are older (and hopefully wiser), but we can still watch these episodes back to back despite being completely out of the age group of the leads on the show. Such is the timelessness of "Roswell". Through the years, its' fanbase has grown and grown, and if there is one TV-on-DVD that you need to own other than "Firefly", then this is it.
Season Three, while being certainly less well-written than the first Season (which remains a classic season, and clearly the best season of Roswell), is essential, because its interesting to see how they tie up the loose ends. Even as a loyal fan of the series, I was disappointed at how rushed some storylines were, and how so many stories were left incomplete or conveniently forgotten about. For example, one of the greatly anticipated storylines carried over from Season One, is when the Alien Mother visits them and tells them to save their home planet. Of course by Season Three, no one seems to care about the home planet or going back, as they all choose to retain their human sides. Fine, but for fans who wanted closure, this season really skimped on that.
The final three episodes were the most infuriating. One of the most discussed storylines was of Max's alien son, but in the end, the ... Read More
Rating: - Third season of Roswell
Reel 5 of the third season has a defect in the disk. It causes the two episode not to play. Can it be replaced?
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